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TRUCK DRIVER TOO TIRED TO DRIVE? WHO’S AT FAULT?

A summary overview of the FMCSA regulations §395.1*** regarding truck driver fatigue includes:

• A driver must have at least 10 consecutive hours off duty before starting a driving shift.
• Driving shifts may not exceed 14 hours (including breaks and meals).
• A driver may drive a total of 11 hours over a 14-hour driving shift
• A driver may not drive more than 8 hours straight, without a 30-minute break

Several additional stipulations apply, regarding number of hours worked in a seven-day period.

RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN NATIONAL TRUCK CRASH PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION

If you were involved in a truck accident on any road, highway or interstate freeway in the United States, contact Frantz Law Group, APLC, for help. We hire truck industry experts, accident reconstruction specialists and other independent professionals to thoroughly investigate the accident to determine the extent truck driver fatigue may have affected the accident.

From offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield and Riverside, our attorneys represent plaintiffs in truck crash injury and wrongful death claims throughout California and throughout the U.S.